Synergetics [PDF ebook] 
Cooperative Phenomena in Multi-Component Systems

Public finance is crucial to a country’s economic growth, yet successful reform of public finances has been rare. Ethiopia is an example of a country that undertook comprehensive reform of its core f …

Elena Barabantseva looks at the close relationship between state-led nationalism and modernisation, with specific reference to discourses on the overseas Chinese and minority nationalities. The inter …

Transnational Connections and the Arab Gulf presents a study of transnational cultural flows in the Gulf region and beyond. It combines an understanding of the region”s historical connections w …

First published in 2006. Who and what are the ”indigenous people”? The question has become highly contentious in India today, where eighty million peoples belonging to the state category of ”sched …

Whether you”re involved in a labor-management dispute or a landlord-tenant disagreement, considering a major purchase or overseeing a large commercial transaction, there are elements that are common …

This book analyses the abuse of idealism with particular reference to China”s Cultural Revolution. The work examines abuse at two levels: the state leaders” metaphysical vision as the interpretatio …

This bestselling DIY handbook now features new and expanded projects, enabling ordinary folks to construct 16 awesome ballistic devices in their garage or basement workshops using inexpensive househo …

In Good News, Bad News , Jeremy Iggers argues that journalism”s institutionalized conversation about ethics largely evades the most important issues regarding the public interest and the civic respo …

Recognized as the leading book on the subject, Supporting Students in Online, Open and Distance Learning considers the support of students either on or off-campus. Ever-greater numbers of students ar …

The track record of military rapid response mechanisms, troops on standby, ready to be deployed to a crisis within a short time frame by intergovernmental organizations, remains disappointing. Yet, m …